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The government awards contracts to companies with histories of misconduct such as contract fraud and environmental, ethics, and labor violations. In the absence of a centralized federal database listing instances of misconduct, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is providing such data. We believe that it will lead to improved contracting decisions and public access to information about how the government spends hundreds of billions of taxpayer money each year on goods and services. Report an instance of misconduct »

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Akal Security, Inc.

Akal Security provides security officers and other specialized security personnel to federal, state and local governments and private industry. The company's 14,000 employees protect many of America’s most critical national security and civilian facilities, including federal court houses,
military bases, major government buildings and infrastructure. Akal is privately owned by a nonprofit Sikh organization.

Instances of Misconduct

Rebecca Keidel worked for Akal Security as a guard at Fort Riley, a U.S. Army base in Kansas. She sued Akal, claiming the company unfairly denied her a promotion and retaliated against her because of her gender. She asked for damages in excess of $75,000. The parties settled in July 2007.... more»

Akal Security agreed to pay $269,954 in back wages to 469 employees working at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The investigation, covering the period July 2004
to July 2006, revealed that Akal failed to compensate guards for the time required to
pick up their weapons and report to assigned duty posts and that overtime hours were not calculated correctly.... more»

Akal Security settled a civil investigation regarding Akal’s noncompliance with provisions of U.S. Army armed guard contracts in 2003 and early 2004. The company agreed to pay the government $18 million to resolve its potential liability under the False Claims Act. During the last three months of 2003, Akal recruited, screened, hired and trained 1,800 guards for eight U.S. Army posts. The company was unable to meet all of the training requirements under the contracts, and in some cases failed to maintain proper training records. A number guards who were assigned to work did not receive some of the contractually mandated training.... more»